to abrogate a law/treaty	to bring a law/treaty to an official end
to bend the law/rules	to break the law/rules in a way that is considered not to be harmful
to contravene a law	to break a law
to impeahttp://wordki.pl/angielski/dodaj.htmlch a president/governor	to make a formal statement saying that a person in public office has committed a serious offence
to infringe someone's rights	to prevent a person doing what they are legally allowed to do
to lodge an appeal	to make an official appeal
to uphold/overturn a verdict	to say that a previous decision was correct/incorrect
to pervert the course of justice	to put obstacles in the way of justice being done
to quash a decision/conviction	to change a previous official decision/conviction
to set a precedent	to establish a decision which must, in English law, be taken into account in future decisions
to award/grant custody to	to give one parent or adult the main responsibility for a child, especially after separation/divorce
to annul a marriage/agreement/law	to declare that it no longer extists and never existed
discrimination	unfair treatment on grounds of sex, race or nationality
embezzlement	stealing money that is in your care or belongs to an organization that you work for
harassment	making a person feel anxious and unhappy (for sexual reasons, to get a debt repaid)
insider trading/dealing	illegal buying and selling of shares by someone who has specialist knowledge of a company
joyriding	driving around for enjoyment in a car you have stolen
money laundering	moving money obtained illegaly so that its origin cannot be traced
perjury	lying when under oath
trespass	go onto someone else's land without permission
civil court	court that deals e.g. with divorces
indictable offence	przestępstwo podlegające formalnemu, publicznemu oskarżeniu, w sądach wyższej instancji
indictment	oskarżenie
summary offence	less serious offence, can be tried in a lower level of court; występek
summary trial	rozprawa w trybie przyspieszonym, uproszczonym
statutory right	uprawnienie ustawowe
to infringe	pogwałcić, złamać (prawo)
discretionary powers	uprawnienia stosowane według uznania
binding	wiążący
to abide by sb's decision	przestrzegać, stosować się do czyjejś decyzji